Rule 8.3 - RIO TINTO Limited
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in RIO TINTO LIMITED
Class of relevant security NPV
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 18 September 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 13,669,402 2.99% 302,175 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 13,144 0.00% 18,685 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,682,546 3.00% 320,860 0.07%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 2,402 98.4100 AUD
Purchase 2,004 98.2274 AUD
Purchase 52,700 98.4304 AUD
Purchase 78,921 97.8157 AUD
Purchase 3,231 98.9583 AUD
Purchase 12,500 98.5475 AUD
Purchase 78,921 97.8157 AUD
Purchase 5,791 98.4001 AUD
Purchase 1,817 98.4000 AUD
Purchase 466 98.4000 AUD
Purchase 512 98.4000 AUD
Sale 4 99.3000 AUD
Sale 1,500 97.9004 AUD
Sale 656 98.4000 AUD
Sale 78,921 97.8157 AUD
Sale 14,902 98.5253 AUD
Sale 56,862 102.0000 AUD
Sale 38,616 102.0000 AUD
Sale 1,800 98.9086 AUD
Sale 29,645 102.0000 AUD
Sale 8,694 98.4000 AUD
Sale 2,402 98.4100 AUD
Sale 108 98.4000 AUD
Sale 539 98.4000 AUD
Sale 58,078 97.1403 AUD
Sale 3,095 98.4000 AUD
Sale 1,817 98.4000 AUD
Sale 12,500 98.5475 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1500 97.9003
CFD Long 1800 98.9086
CFD Long 4 99.3
CFD Short 12195 104.0959
CFD Short 2004 98.2274
CFD Short 52700 98.4304
CFD Short 3231 98.9583
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 19 September 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk